Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World

by Laura Spinney

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Read the devastating story of the Spanish flu - the twentieth century's greatest killer – and discover what it can teach us about the current Covid-19 pandemic.

'Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story... Pale Rider is not just an excavation but a reimagining of the past' Guardian


With a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people and a global reach, the Spanish flu of 1918–1920 was the greatest human disaster, not only of the twentieth century, but possibly in all of recorded history. And yet, in our popular conception it exists largely...Read more
  • ISBN10 1784702404
  • ISBN13 9781784702403
  • Publish Date 24 July 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Vintage